Back Of The Moon - The Final Trawl
[Intro]
C F (8x)
[Verse 1]
C F C
Now it's three long years since we made her pay
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
And the owners say that she's had her day
G
And sing haul away my laddie O
[Verse 2]
C F C
So heave away for the final trawl
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
It's an easy pull for the catch is small
C F
And sing haul away my laddie O
[Verse 3]
C F C
Then stow your gear, lads, and batten down
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
I'll tak the wheel an' I'll turn her 'round
G
And sing haul away my laddie O
[Verse 4]
C F C
We'll join the Venture and the Morning Star
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
Riding high and empty towards the bar
G
And sing haul away my laddie O
[Verse 5]
C F C
For I'd rather beach her on the Skerry rock
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
Than to see her torched in the breaker's dock
G
And sing haul away my laddie O
[Bridge]
C F
And when I die you can stow me down
Am F
In her rusty hold where the breakers pound
Am F
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Am F
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[Verse 6]
N.C. C F C
I'll make the haven of the Fiddler's Green
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
Where the grub is good, and the bunks are clean
G
And sing haul away my laddie O
[Verse 7]
C F C
For I've fished a lifetime, boy and man
F C
Sing haul away my laddie O
Am F
And the final trawl scarcely makes a cran
G
And sing haul away my laddie O
F C F C F C F C
And sing haul away my laddie O